The First Creed
This morning we look not just at the Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, but how Paul shows it was the teaching of the church from the very...
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Michael Blitz
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Cleansing the Temple of our Hearts
Today's Worship Service was very much about Worship, and how to Approach the Lord. We have before us Joshua's admonition to follow the...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 30, 20231 min read
The Prophet's Anguish
This morning, we visit Jeremiah, as he stands in the stalks, and asks God why God has chosen him. Sharing the Gospel can be frustrating,...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 23, 20231 min read
God's Unreasonable Love
This morning, we look at the marriage of Hosea and Gomer. This story serves as a model of our redemptions in Christ. Church members and...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Greater Righteousness Required, Greater Grace Provided
In the Sermon on the Mount, beginning in Matthew 5, verse 20, we look this morning at Jesus command to have a greater righteousness than...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Cast Your Nets!
Before Jesus calls the first 4 disciples, he teaches them how to cast. We cast our nets in obedience, not knowing whether anything will...
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Michael Blitz
Jul 2, 20231 min read
The Golden Chain of Redemption
This Sunday we look at the "Golden Chain of Redemption" which St. Paul describes in Romans 8:29-30. This chain is the protection to...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 25, 20231 min read
The Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep
Good Morning/Afternoon. This morning, we had the opportunity to reflect on two Parables of Jesus, the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. To...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 18, 20231 min read
Father's Day
Happy Father's Day! This Father's Day we look at the life of Joseph, who models fatherhood by his actions rather than his words. Church...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 11, 20231 min read
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Both the Stories of the Rich Man and Lazarus, and Psalm 73 deal with the issues of evil people who seem to have an easy life, while godly...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 11, 20231 min read
Memorial for Bill McQuade
On Saturday, June 10th, at 11 am, we gathered to remember our brother Bill McQuade. Bill was a wonderful encouragement to our church...
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Michael Blitz
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Celebrating the Sunday of our Holy Trinity in Ventnor, NJ (June, 2023)
This sermon by Pastor Michael Blitz was streamed live on June 4th, 2023. You can watch more sermon recordings here, and be sure to tune...
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Michael Blitz
May 28, 20231 min read
Babel and the end of Superstition
This Pentecost, we look at Genesis 11, and the Tower of Babel. The story of the Tower of Babel is the Un-Pentecost, as we look at how God...
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Michael Blitz
May 21, 20231 min read
When the (Son of) Man Comes Around
Daniel 7 describes the Son of Man coming before the Ancient of Days. This passage is a beautiful prophesy of Christ Ascending into Heaven...
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Michael Blitz
May 14, 20231 min read
God's Word is Not an Aquarium
We are called to be doers of the word, not just hearers, and that involves listening, not just "hearing." James gives us two wonderful...
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Michael Blitz
May 7, 20231 min read
Job's Confessions of Faith
I Believe... That's how we begin the Creed. 3500 or so years ago, Job made a number of statements of faith in the book of Job,...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Jesus Prepares a Resting Place
In John 14 Jesus tells the disciples the familiar and comforting words that though he is leaving, that he is going to prepare a place for...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Jenkins Consecration Livestream
Jenkins Consecration Update April 27, 2023 Wishing you could attend the consecration of our next bishop, but unable to be there in...
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Michael Blitz
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday, a day we reflect on Christ as our Good Shepherd. John 10 features Jesus commentary s his work as our Good...
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